Table 4. Summary of the biomarker levels according to the length of stay in the pediatric critical care unit at post-CPB1.
Date represented as median (interquartile range) and compared with Mann-Whitney test.
| Biomarker levels | > 3 days PICU Yes (n = 42) vs No (n = 21) |
p-value | > 7 days PICU Yes (n = 24) vs No (n = 37) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCT(ng/ml) | 2.23 (0.92–5.50) 2.10 (0.51–5.12) |
0.973 | 2.40 (0.99–6.20) 2.02 (0.53–5.84) |
0.653 |
| Pro-ADM (nmol/L) | 2.01 (0.80–2.98) 1.09 (0.45–1.60) |
0.000 | 2.04 (0.85–2.99) 0.99 (0.1–0.68) |
0.000 |
| Pro-ANP (pmol/L) | 387.35 (220.13–390.25) 185.33 (136.10–208.23) |
0.009 | 440.99 (223.45–392.00) 180.83 (134.20–202.46) |
0.018 |
PICU: pediatric intensive care unit; PCT: procalcitonin, pro-ADM: pro-adrenomedullin, pro-ANP: pro-atrial natriuretic peptide.